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Music Education, Vocal (B.M.)
The Music Education, Vocal (B.M.) program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in music and prepare them for a career in music teaching. The program requires 90 hours of coursework, including 14 hours of performance course work, 29 hours of supporting music course work, 14 hours of music education course work, and 26 hours of professional education courses.
Performance Course Work
- Music Education Major, Vocal (B.M.) - 7 hours
- Primary Ensemble - 7 hours
- MUSIC 1000 Recitals (taken every semester in residence) - 0 hours
Supporting Music Course Work
- Music History and Literature:
- MUSIC 2810 World Music Cultures - 3 hours
- MUSIC 3830 Music History: Gender and Sexuality - 4 hours
- MUSIC 3840 Music History: The Environment - 4 hours
- Music Theory:
- MUSIC 1610 Fundamentals of Music Theory - 3 hours
- MUSIC 1620 Fundamentals of Basic Musicianship - 1 hour
- MUSIC 1630 Music Theory II - 3 hours
- MUSIC 1640 Musicianship II - 1 hour
- MUSIC 2610 Music Theory III - 3 hours
- MUSIC 2620 Musicianship III - 1 hour
- MUSIC 2630 Music Theory IV - 3 hours
- MUSIC 2640 Musicianship IV - 1 hour
- MUSIC 3610 Arranging and Instrumentation - 2 hours
Music Education
- MUSIC 1590FYW Introduction to Music Education - 2 hours
- MUSIC 2500 Conducting I - 2 hours
- MUSIC 2700 Computers and Technology for the Musician and the Music Educator - 2 hours
- MUSIC 3500 Advanced Conducting - Vocal - 2 hours
- MUSIC 3540 Elementary General Music Methods and MUSIC 3540L Elementary General Music Methods Lab - 3 hours
- MUSIC 3550 Secondary Vocal Music Methods and MUSIC 3550L Secondary Choral Methods Lab - 3 hours
Proficiencies
- Piano:
- MUSIC 1510 Piano Proficiency I and MUSIC 1510L Piano Proficiency 1 Lab - 1 hour
- MUSIC 1520 Piano Proficiency II and MUSIC 1520L Piano Proficiency II Lab - 1 hour
- Guitar and Vocal:
- MUSIC 1580 Guitar Techniques - 1 hour
- MUSIC 2410 Singer's Diction - 1 hour
- MUSIC 2420 Vocal Pedagogy - 1 hour
Capstone
- MUSIC 4980 Senior Capstone Seminar - 2 hours
Professional Education Courses
- EDUC 1750 Field Experience - 1 hour
- EDUC 2050 Human Development and Learning I and EDUC 2050L Human Development and Learning I Laboratory - 2 hours
- EDUC 2060 Human Development and Learning II - 2 hours
- EDUC 2850 Education in a Pluralistic Society - 3 hours
- SPED 2070 Understanding Human Differences or SPED 3070 Methods for Teaching Secondary Students with Disabilities - 3 hours
- EDUC 4790 Supervised Teaching in Elementary School Music - 7 hours
- EDUC 4830 Supervised Teaching in Secondary School Music - 7 hours
- EDUC 4990 Student Teaching Seminar - 1 hour
Course Descriptions
MUSIC 1000 Recitals
Student must attend 15 approved recitals, concerts, or performances during the semester. Pass/Fail only.
MUSIC 2810 World Music Cultures
Key cultural concepts are used to explore music from selected global case studies. Social, cultural, and historical contexts are examined in relation to musical materials and their application in various traditions and repertoires.
MUSIC 3830 Music History: Gender and Sexuality
This course provides a rigorous and detailed examination of select pieces across the Western music tradition related to gender and/or sexuality, and also explores the relationships between music, history, and culture.
MUSIC 3840 Music History: The Environment
Through historiography and musical analysis this course provides a rigorous and detailed examination of select pieces across the Western music tradition related to the environment, and also explores the relationships between music, history, and culture.
MUSIC 1610 Fundamentals of Music Theory
A review of the fundamentals of music (scales, key signatures, intervals) and the presentation of triads and their harmonic and melodic implications.
MUSIC 1620 Fundamentals of Basic Musicianship
A graded course in the fundamentals of sight-singing; sight-reading, and ear training.
MUSIC 1630 Music Theory II
A continuation of MUSIC 1610 including inversions of triads, non-harmonic tones, dominant seventh chords, and their resolutions.
MUSIC 1640 Musicianship II
Continuation of MUSIC 1620 Fundamentals of Basic Musicianship.
MUSIC 2610 Music Theory III
Seventh chords, including the diminished seventh chord; various types of modulation; introduction of secondary dominants; analysis and writing of the period, binary, and ternary song forms; choral harmonization; and modal scales.
MUSIC 2620 Musicianship III
A review of advanced sight-reading and ear training, drills in more complex rhythmic and melodic materials including chromatic formations, and increased emphasis on individual part-singing and harmonic dictation.
MUSIC 2630 Music Theory IV
This course examines the development of new concepts and theories of music that led to significant departures from standard musical practices and ideals.
MUSIC 2640 Musicianship IV
This course focuses on advanced concepts of analytical listening.
MUSIC 3610 Arranging and Instrumentation
The study of arranging techniques for instrumental and vocal ensembles, including the ranges and capabilities of instruments and voices and scoring procedures.
MUSIC 1590FYW Introduction to Music Education
This course is the first Music Education course students will take in the professional sequence of music teacher education at Nebraska Wesleyan University.
MUSIC 2500 Conducting I
An introduction to technique and conducting style with emphasis given to developing a nonbaton competency.
MUSIC 2700 Computers and Technology for the Musician and the Music Educator
The course is offered to explore the essential topics a musician should consider when using computers and technology.
MUSIC 3500 Advanced Conducting - Vocal
A study of advanced conducting techniques adapted to individual student need.
MUSIC 3540 Elementary General Music Methods
This course is designed to help preservice music teachers develop ways of thinking about music teaching and learning in the elementary music classroom.
MUSIC 3550 Secondary Vocal Music Methods
A survey of teaching vocal music in the secondary schools (grades 7-12).
MUSIC 1510 Piano Proficiency I
Weekly 30-minute piano lessons with one-on-one instruction.
MUSIC 1520 Piano Proficiency II
Weekly 30-minute piano lessons with one-on-one instruction.
MUSIC 1580 Guitar Techniques
Class instruction in the performance and teaching techniques of guitar.
MUSIC 2410 Singer's Diction
A study of the phonetics and pronunciation of the international phonetic alphabet (IPA) and languages appropriate to the singer.
MUSIC 2420 Vocal Pedagogy
This course introduces a systematic pedagogical approach to the study of voice production for use in the studio or classroom.
MUSIC 4980 Senior Capstone Seminar
Advanced research methods, analytical writing, and professional presentation skills compromise the primary components of this rigorous culminating course.
EDUC 1750 Field Experience
A course designed to allow students an opportunity to determine if they have a talent for teaching.
EDUC 2050 Human Development and Learning I
A course designed to acquaint students with the basic principles of growth and all phases of human development.
EDUC 2060 Human Development and Learning II
A continuation of EDUC 2050 with emphasis on the principles of learning and their application in the field of education.
EDUC 2850 Education in a Pluralistic Society
This course helps future teachers and coaches recognize and understand biases experienced by groups and individuals due to race, ethnicity, gender, social class, religion, exceptionality, sexual orientation, and language background.
SPED 2070 Understanding Human Differences
This course provides an overview of basic concepts related to the inclusive education of differently abled students.
EDUC 4790 Supervised Teaching in Elementary School Music
Students work with one or more music teachers in an elementary school.
EDUC 4830 Supervised Teaching in Secondary School Music
Students work with one or more music teachers in a secondary school.
EDUC 4990 Student Teaching Seminar
A capstone course that meets biweekly to focus on two areas: to provide a structured and safe environment to dialogue about student teaching successes and concerns, and to discuss topics most pertinent to student teaching.